What Makes Something Alive - Virginia Department of Education

Session 6.11 – Hidden Lizards
Teacher Questions & Notes
Procedures
e. After they color their lizards, have them write in their
journals about where they plan to place them and why
they think they will blend into that area. Again,
remind them that they do NOT want to share this
information with anyone else.
3. After the students have completed their lizards and journal
entries:
a. Have the class line up outside the classroom.
b. Let each student go into the classroom individually, or
send them in small groups to place their lizards. Give
them a piece of tape so that they can tape it in their
chosen place.
c. Remind them not to pick up anything to hide their
lizard. Remind them that a lizard would not be able to
move something to hide.
4. After all students have placed their lizards, bring the class back
into the classroom and have them sit in their seats.
a. Explain that they will want to do the next part of the
activity SILENTLY so as not to give away a lizard‟s
location to other students.
b. In their journal on the next blank page, write the title
“Lizard Camouflage.”
c. Have them walk around silently with their journals,
looking for the lizards.
d. Each time they find a lizard, they will number a blank
line on the journal page and note where they found it.
e. Make sure that the students understand that they will
NOT pick up any of the lizards.
-Where did you find lizards?
-How well did they blend?
-Which lizards were most easily
5. After five minutes, gather together to talk about where they
located the lizards, and which ones were most easily spotted. As
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Virginia Animals and their Habitats
Topic 6